Research Branch Bulletin

 

WORKSHOP
11 am - 12pm
Thursday 15 December

S111 Engineering South,
University of Adelaide, North Terrace


It is essential that CIs understand the processes and responsibilities for ARC grants. All CIs on newly awarded ARC grants are therefore encouraged to attend this workshop, which will provide important information about researcher responsibilities, legal requirements and financial processes.

Presenters:

• Dr Tim Anson - Research Branch
• Ms Oana Manole - Legal Services
• Ms Jane Millington - Research Finance

 

To register for this Workshop, please email: arcgrants@adelaide.edu.au

 

Australia-Thailand Institute (ATI) is an advisory body for the Minister, through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). ATI grants are intended to provide seed funding for innovative proposals relevant to the aims and objectives of the Institute. This includes proposals which demonstrate the potential for the development of long-term links between individuals and institutions in Australia and their counterparts in Thailand.

As 2012 is the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Thailand, the ATI encourages grant applications with a 60th anniversary celebration focus.

Round 2 opens: 1 December 2011

Internal due date: 12 January 2012
for projects commencing prior to 30 June 2012

Submission
Completed hardcopies of Applications must be sent to Research Branch by Internal Due Date, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications are to be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Grants Officer, International Funding
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8303 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.dfat.gov.au/ati/program_guidelines.html

 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking letters of inquiry in the following areas as part of the Grand Challenges in Global Health program:

Achieving Healthy Growth
This program will invest US $15 million in research to discover the causes of growth faltering during the first 1000 days of life and to identify effective and affordable interventions to promote healthy growth. 

Letters of Intent Due: 25 January 2012 (10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time)
Link to full announcement: http://www.grandchallenges.org/GrantOpportunities/Pages/healthygrowth.aspx

 

Gut Function Biomarkers
This program is committing US$9 million to develop non-invasive measures of intestinal functioning as a way to assess infant health and development.

Letters of Intent Due: 11 January 2012 (10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time)
Link to Full Announcement: http://www.grandchallenges.org/biomarkers/Pages/Gut_Function_Biomarkers.aspx

 

Preventing Preterm Birth Grant Opportunity
This program will invest US $20 million in the discovery and development of interventions to prevent preterm birth and stillbirth by limiting infection and improving nutrition.

Letters of Intent Due: 31 January 2012 (10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time)
Link to full announcement: http://gappsseattle.org/index.php/research/healthy_birth/

Submitting Letters of Intent
Letters of Intent (LOI) are to be sent directly to the Sponsor. Please send a copy of your LOI to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx

 

CONFERENCE
28-31 August 2012
Shanghai, China

The NUSOD conference intends to connect theory and practice in optoelectronics. Papers are solicited on the modelling, simulation, and analysis of optoelectronic devices including materials, fabrication, and application. Academic researchers, device engineers, and software developers are invited to discuss the advancement and the practical use of numerical tools in photonics and electronics.

Devices of interest include:

• Semiconductor lasers
• Light emitting diodes
• Optical modulators
• Optical amplifiers
• Photodetectors
• Solar Cells
• Photonic Devices and Circuits
• Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits

Paper Submission
Registration due date: TBA
Submission due date for Oral Presentations: 20 April 2012
Submission due date for Special Journal Issue: 28 Sept 2012

Authors are required to register before the registration deadline and to present paper/s at the conference. Authors unable to personally attend the conference are asked to name a replacement speaker or poster presenter. Papers without registered presenter will be removed from the program and from the proceedings. IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from IEEExplore if the paper is not presented at the conference.

 

For more information and registration updates, please visit:
http://www.nusod.org/2012/

 

The Carbon Farming Futures program is an initiative of the Australia Government, comprised of five elements:

• filling the research gap
• development of methodologies
• action on the ground
• extension and outreach
• 15 % tax offset for the purchase of minimum tillage equipment

The Filling the Research Gap program will invest $201 million to support research to identify and develop new ways for land managers to reduce emissions and store carbon in the soil.

Funding Priorities
Research priorities for funding Round 1 of the Filling the Research Gap program are:

• reducing methane emissions
• reducing nitrous oxide emissions
• increasing soil carbon
• improved modelling capability

Grants
Filling the Research Gap funded projects will be selected through a competitive grants process. Proposed work can be up to a maximum of three years. Within the funding limits of the program, there is no limit on the amount of funding a project may apply for.

Internal Due Date
27 January 2012

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Electronic copies may be forwarded to:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

Please notify the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme by emailing rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.daff.gov.au/climatechange/carbonfarmingfutures/ftrg

 

The CSIRO National Research Flagships program brings together large multidisciplinary teams to focus on Australia's major challenges and opportunities. Flagship Clusters help solve specific science problems whilst also building capability and fostering collaboration between CSIRO, universities and other publicly-funded research agencies.

Applications for clusters will be accepted from:

• eligible Australian and overseas higher education institutions
• cooperative Research Centres & not for profit research institutions
• other Australian and international publicly funded research agencies

Flagship Clusters will be funded for three years at AUD$1 million per annum. Co-investment from partner organisations is expected and Clusters are listed on the Australian Competitive Grants Register. Applications are invited in line with the identified specifications:

• Technology and Engineering for Extreme Events – Climate Adaptation Flagship
• Marine and Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry – Wealth from Oceans Flagship
• Future Grid – Energy Transformed Flagship

Please refer to www.csiro.au/Flagship-Cluster

Internal due date: Friday, 10 February 2012.

Each cluster must include at least one Australian university. Intending applicants should advise karen.burke@adelaide.edu.au  as soon as possible.

R01 - Research Project Grant
R03 - Small Grant Program
R21 - Exploratory/Developmental Grant

 

Research to Advance Vaccine Safety (R01 & R21) - *NEW*
This research opportunity invites studies that address scientific areas potentially relevant to vaccine safety such as 1) physiological and immunological responses to vaccines and vaccine components, 2) how genetic variations affect immune/physiological responses that may impact vaccine safety, 3) identification of risk factors and biological markers that may be used to assess whether there is a relationship between certain diseases or disorders and licensed vaccines, 4) creation/evaluation of statistical methodologies for analyzing data on vaccine safety, including data available from existing data sources such as passive reporting systems, or 5) the application of genomic/molecular technologies to improve knowledge of vaccine safety.

Internal Due Date (R01): 20 Jan 2012
Link to Full Announcement (R01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-037.html

Internal Due Date (R21): 2 Feb 2012
Link to Full Announcement (R21): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-038.html

New Methods for Understanding the Functional Role of Human DNA Sequence Variants in Complex Phenotypes (R01) - *NEW*
This Funding Opportunity Announcement, issued by the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits applications that propose experimental and computational approaches to determining the functional relevance of human DNA sequence variants.

Letter of Intent Due Date: 17 Dec 2011
Internal Due Date (Full Application): 3 Feb 2012
Link to Full Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-13-002.html

 

International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research (R01 & R21 & R03) - *NEW*
This Funding Opportunity Announcement encourages collaborative research applications on drug abuse and addiction that take advantage of special opportunities that exist outside the United States. Special opportunities include access to unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions in other countries that will speed scientific discovery. Projects should have relevance to the mission of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and where feasible should address NIDAs scientific priority areas. While the priorities will change from year to year, in FY12 priority areas include: linkages between HIV/AIDS and drug abuse, and prevention, initiation, and treatment of nicotine and tobacco use (especially among vulnerable populations such as children, adolescents, pregnant women, and those with co-morbid disorders).

Internal Due Date (R01): 20 Jan 2012
Link to Full Announcement (R01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-040.html

Internal Due Date (R03): 2 Feb 2012
Link to Full Announcement (R03): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-042.html

Internal Due Date (R21): 2 Feb 2012
Link to Full Announcement (R21): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-041.html

 

Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology (R03) - *NEW*
The overarching goal of this FOA is to provide support for pilot projects, testing of new techniques, secondary analyses of existing data, development and validation of measurement methods, linkage of genetic polymorphisms with other variables related to cancer risk, and development of innovative projects for more comprehensive research in cancer etiology and epidemiology.

Internal Due Date: 5 Mar 2012
Link to Full Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-039.html

 

Mechanisms Mediating Osteoarthritis in Aging (R01 & R21)
The National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases invite applications that are intended to encourage and accelerate the characterisation of new or underutilised models and the testing of hypotheses that will lead to an improved understanding of the mechanisms mediating osteoarthritic progression.

Internal Due Date (Full Application - R01): 20 Jan 2012
Link to Full Announcement(R01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-019.html

Internal Due Date (Full Application - R21): 2 Feb 2012
Link to Full Announcement(R21): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-018.html

 

New Tools to Study Astrocyte Heterogeneity, Development and Function in Brain Regions Relevant to Mental Illness (R01)
The primary objective of this FOA is to address barriers to astrocyte research that are due to the scarcity of tools and datasets to target and identify astrocytes rigorously.  Applications should aim to transform the field of astrocyte research by generating resources that will be widely used throughout the neuroscience community. Research supported by this initiative will (i) provide new tools for manipulating and identifying astrocytes based on their heterogeneity, developmental stage or functional state; (ii) identify novel phenomic signatures and combinatorial regulatory mechanisms of astrocyte development/function that account for astrocyte diversity; (iii) characterize mechanisms by which astrocytes regulate neural circuits serving cognition, emotion and social function or contribute to abnormal neural function relevant to psychopathology.    

Letter of Intent due: 9 Feb 2012
Internal Due Date (Full Application): 24 Feb 2012
Link to Full Announcement (R01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-13-010.html

 

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Etiology, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment (R01 & R21)
Applications for this scheme are sought that propose to examine the etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sometimes referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), in diverse groups and across the lifespan.  Applications that address gaps in the understanding of the environmental and biological risk factors, the determinants of heterogeneity among patient populations, the common mechanisms influencing the multiple body systems that are affected in ME/CFS are encouraged. Interdisciplinary research is also highly encouraged.

Letter of Intent due (R01): 24 Jan 2012
Internal Due Date (Full Application - R01): 10 Feb 2012
Link to Full Announcement(R01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-032.html

Letter of Intent due (R21): 24 Jan 2012
Internal Due Date (Full Application - R21): 10 Feb 2012
Link to Full Announcement(R21): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-033.html

 

Effects of adolescent binge drinking on brain development (R01  & R21)
This scheme encourages applications proposing to conduct mechanistic studies on the effects of adolescent binge alcohol consumption on synaptic maturation and myelin formation in the developing brain.

Internal Due Date (R01): 22 Dec 2011
Link to Full Announcement(R01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-027.html

Internal Due Date (R21): 3 Jan 2012
Link to Full Announcement(R21): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-028.html

 

Validation of Molecular Diagnostics to Predict Patient Outcomes Using Specimens from Multi-Site Cancer Trials (R01 & R21)
The purpose of this scheme is to investigate the transition of candidate biomarkers from initial correlative observations into diagnostics that are suitable for use in clinical trials to assess the clinical validity of a marker. This program will support research projects to improve clinical decision-making in the care of cancer patients and as such will support studies that use tumour specimens linked to specific treatment and clinical outcome information. This FOA is not appropriate for molecular diagnostics discovery projects.

Internal Due Date (R01): 22 Dec 2011
Link to Full Announcement(R01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-013.html

Internal Due Date (R21): 3 Jan 2012
Link to Full Announcement(R21): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-014.html

 

Implications of the Economic Downturn for Health, Wealth, and Work at Older Ages (R01)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites research on the implications of exogenous shocks, such as those produced by the recent economic downturn, for health, economic circumstances, and planning throughout the life-cycle.

Internal Due Date: 20 January 2012
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-009.html

 

NIH/PEPFAR Collaboration for Advancing Implementation Science in Prevention of Maternal-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) (R01)
The NIH, in collaboration with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, invites applications for implementation science projects that will inform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) as they develop more efficient and cost-effective methods to deliver proven interventions for prevention of maternal-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). 

Letter of Intent due: 28 January 2012
Internal Due Date (Full Application): 14 February 2012
Link to full announcement: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-12-210.html

 

Molecular Imaging of the Lung- Phase 1 (R01)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to develop novel 'in vivo' imaging reagents and technologies, such as molecular probes that target pathways, or cells involved in development and pathobiology of pulmonary diseases. In Phase I investigators will identify appropriate molecular targets with relevance to lung health and diseases, develop the appropriate molecular probes, in combination with innovative imaging approaches, and validate the developed probes in cells and in vivo animal models. NHLBI anticipates announcing a companion FOA for a Phase II that will be released at a later date, to support studies to extend molecular imaging methods to human studies for clinical applications in lung disease.

Letter of Intent due: 1 January 2012
Internal Due Date (Full Application): 18 January 2012
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-12-036.html

 

Causes and Consequences of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (R01)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for research project grants to study the causes and consequences of Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (CFRD).  CFRD is one of the most common complications of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) that occurs in almost half the patients with Cystic Fibrosis as they age. Applications are invited for projects that intend to study the etiology of CFRD in humans and animal models, as well as studies to understand the mechanisms for the increased morbidity in patients with CFRD.

Letter of Intent due: 21 February 2012
Internal Due Date (Full Application): 6 March 2012
Link to full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-11-025.html#_Part_2._Full

 

Submission - Letter of Intent (where required)
Letters of Intent (LOI) are to be sent directly to the Sponsor. Please send a copy of your LOI to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Submission - Full Application
Completed hardcopies of Full Applications must be sent to Research Branch by Internal Due Date, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications are to be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

 

Grants Officer, International Funding
Dr Don McMaster
Ph: 08 8303 3347
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

The SA Grain Industry Trust (SAGIT or the Trust) has established funds for research, development, and extension into the growing, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing of grain in SA, in order to increase profitability and sustainability of the grains industry.

Research Funding
Research Projects typically run for several months to a maximum of three years, reviewed annually. Preference will be given to projects which meet the following criteria:

• Major emphasis on benefit to SA farmers
  
  
• Most work will be conducted in SA, but this does not exclude outside activities of benefit to SA.
  
  
• Applications should outline the issue being addressed, why it is important to farmers, the key questions, a brief summary of work done to date by the applicant and others, and why the approach has potential to succeed.
  
  
• Without losing sight of innovative research, emphasis will be on more immediate outcomes for farmers through development and adaptation of research, and extension.
  
  
• Greater emphasis will be placed on the impacts of the work on the farm system and business (rather than just science per se), and on the path to market for project outcomes both at the time of application, during the project and in the final evaluation.
  
  
• Opportunities for synergies and on leveraging through partnerships with other funding sources and industry.
  
  
• Emphasis on project evaluation, especially in terms of real or potential farmer benefit and how the adoption of the results will be measured.
  
  
• Commercial and IP revenues are an important consideration but not the main driver.

SAGIT will look favourably on projects where the applicant has shown initiative in identifying potential opportunities for cooperative funding arrangements.

Capital Item Application
SAGIT will usually only consider funding Capital Items as a part of a Project, however in exceptional circumstances Capital Item Only Applications will be considered. The relevant form can be downloaded from www.sagit.com.au

Travel Application
SAGIT will usually only fund Travel as a part of a larger project, unless there is a demonstrable benefit to the SA Grains Industry.  The relevant form can be downloaded from www.sagit.com.au.  
The call for travel applications occurs at the same time as capital and new applications and follows the same guidelines. 

 

Internal due date (all schemes): 3 Feb 2012

 

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Electronic copies may be forwarded to:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

Please notify the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme by emailing rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.sagit.com.au/site/page.cfm

Health Sciences

 

The Department of Health & Ageing, following a grants and funding restructure earlier this year, have announced a new funding round for submissions in 2011. The new funds are divided into the following six flexible fund areas:

• Communicable Disease Prevention and Service Improvement Grants Fund
• Chronic Disease Prevention and Service Improvement Fund
• Substance Misuse Prevention and Service Improvement Grants Fund
• Substance Misuse Service Delivery Grants Fund (incorporating the Non-Government Organisations Treatment Grants Program process)
• Health System Capacity Development Fund
• Aged Care Service Improvement and Healthy Ageing Grants Fund

 

Submission
A hardcopy of finalised proposals must be submitted to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

For enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

 

For more information and application instructions please visit: 
http://www.health.gov.au

Health Sciences

 

It is the intention of the NBCF Infrastructure Grant to ensure that Australian breast cancer researchers have access to the technology, materials and core capacities required for them to perform at the highest international level.

Activities that may be supported by a NBCF Infrastructure Grant may be operating in any field of cancer research, including: behavioural, biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, health economics, health services and psychosocial. Activities may include (but not be limited to) the following examples, to provide:

• access to technologies, such as genomics and DNA arrays, genotyping and proteomics
• cancer genetics screening
• access to tissues, cell lines or other biological material
• specialised biological models, such as xenografts or animal imaging
• population databases
• statistical, health economic or analytical capacity
• bioinformatics, library and information technology
• audio library to facilitate communication research
• expertise and support for clinical trials

Funding
Requests for resources, salaries and consumable costs will be considered up to a value of $250 000 each year for 5 years to a total of $1.25 million.

Eligibility
The Administering Institution and the Primary Applicant must make a joint application. The Primary Applicant must reside in Australia throughout the funding period, be an Australian citizen or have resident status, and be actively engaged in research in Australia.

Submission (4 x hardcopies and 1 x electronic copy required)
4 x hardcopies of finalised proposals (stapled and hole punched) must be submitted to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Electronic copies must be sent to: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.nbcf.org.au

Health Sciences

 

The Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) Scheme replaces the Centres for Clinical Research Excellence Scheme and the Capacity Building Grants in Population Health and Health Services Research. CREs will provide support for teams of researchers to pursue collaborative research and develop capacity in clinical, population health and health services research. Funding will support three schemes:

• CRE in Clinical Research
• CRE in Health Services Research
• CRE in Population Health Research

Special Interest Areas
In addition to the general aims of the CRE Scheme, the scheme is used to identify and support research in special interest areas. In this Round the special interest areas are:

• mental health
• post-market surveillance of drugs and medical devices
• electromagnetic energy
• obesity policy
• Indigenous health and wellbeing

Internal due date: 23 January 2012

Submission
All applications are to be submitted on-line through RGMS: https://www.rgms.nhmrc.gov.au by the 23 January 2012


A hardcopy of finalised proposals must also be submitted to the Research Branch by the 23 January 2012, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

 

The Funding Rules for this round can be found on the NHMRC website:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/centres-research-excellence-cre

Health Sciences

 

In response to the recent positive detection of the Hendra virus in a companion dog and therefore the potential increased risk of exposure and infection to humans, the Queensland and New South Wales Governments, and the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have pledged funds to support an Urgent Call for Research (URC), the aims of which are to:

• better understand the biology of Henipaviruses, particularly Hendra virus, and
  
  
• develop management procedures and better treatments for humans affected by Henipaviruses, particularly Hendra virus

The information derived from such research will help inform Australian authorities on the development of best approaches to manage and treat those individuals infected by the virus, and be used for the development of public policy. Where appropriate, applicants must ensure appropriate bio-containment measures be exercised at all times.

Funding
NHMRC has allocated a total of up to AUD$3M to support a small number of funded projects in response to the Hendra virus UCR. NHMRC research grants of up to 3 years duration will be offered, but the period requested must be justified within the application.

Additional Sources of Funding
The National Hendra Virus Research Program (NHVRP) has committed $5M for commissioned Hendra virus research. In addition, the NHVRP has put $2M towards a Hendra virus research funding initiative separate to that of NHMRC. The focus of this non-NHMRC funded research will primarily be on understanding Hendra virus ecology, detection and prevention of transmission.

Submission
All applications are to be submitted on-line through RGMS: https://www.rgms.nhmrc.gov.au by the 11 January 2012


A hardcopy of finalised proposals must also be submitted to the Research Branch by the 11 January 2012, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

For further enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

 

The Funding Rules and Instructions for Applicants for this call can be found on the NHMRC website:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/apply-funding/urgent-call-research-hendra-virus

 

The Carbon Farming Futures program is an initiative of the Australia Government, comprised of five elements:

• filling the research gap
• development of methodologies
• action on the ground
• extension and outreach
• 15 % tax offset for the purchase of minimum tillage equipment

The Filling the Research Gap program will invest $201 million to support research to identify and develop new ways for land managers to reduce emissions and store carbon in the soil.

Funding Priorities
Research priorities for funding Round 1 of the Filling the Research Gap program are:

• reducing methane emissions
• reducing nitrous oxide emissions
• increasing soil carbon
• improved modelling capability

Grants
Filling the Research Gap funded projects will be selected through a competitive grants process. Proposed work can be up to a maximum of three years. Within the funding limits of the program, there is no limit on the amount of funding a project may apply for.

 

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Electronic copies may be forwarded to:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

Please notify the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme by emailing rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.daff.gov.au/climatechange/carbonfarmingfutures/ftrg

 

The Australia & Pacific Science Foundation provides support, on a competitive basis, to encourage high quality research by scientists in Australian national or state institutions, and similar institutions in other countries of the south west Pacific.

Occasional support may also be given to such activities as training, publications or conferences. Travel expenses for attendance at conferences are not funded, nor are expenses associated with the participation of scientists from countries other than that of the recipient institution.

Foundation grants may also be used to support specific components of large projects financed primarily by other agencies, though if the project is a sub-project of a larger investigation it must be sufficiently discrete for the outputs and outcomes to be independently evaluated. (Projects that may be seminal to subsequent larger grants from other sources are attractive to the Foundation.)

Funding & duration
Typically, grants are awarded at up to $15,000 per year for up to three years.

 

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Electronic copies may be forwarded to:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

Please notify the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme by emailing rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.apscience.org.au/guidelines.html

 

Applications for an Award from the Hansjörg Eichler Research Fund are welcomed from all current financial members of the Australian Systematic Botany Society. The project must contribute to Australian systematic botany (including cryptogams); must be carried out within Australia; and the applicant must be attached to an Australian research institute (in the broadest sense)

Funding
The maximum grant awarded will be $2000. Large capital items will not be considered.

Priorities
Students, recent graduates and newly-established botanists will be given preference. Applications will be assessed on the quality of the applicant and the proposed project. The project should be clearly defined in scope and preferably result in a publication.

Eligibility
In order to be eligible for funding, the project must:

• contribute to Australian systematic botany (including cryptogams)
• be carried out within Australia
• be conducted by a researcher who is a current financial member of ASBS
• be approved by an appropriate manager/director, and in the case of students, also by a supervisor
• be conducted by a researcher who is attached to an Australian research institute
  (in the very broadest sense, including herbaria, universities, government agencies)

 

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Electronic copies may be forwarded to:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

Please notify the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme by emailing rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/asbs/hesrfund.html

Sciences

 

The Herman Slade Foundation was established to encourage the pursuit of excellence in scientific research, particularly on topics which are designed to improve the ways in which individuals and communities interact with their natural environments.

Funding & Duration
The Foundation provides funding for project grants to the value of $30,000 per year, for up to three years.

Eligibility
Grants are awarded to Australian institutions for research activities in Australia within the biological or biophysical sciences. Occasionally activities located in countries of the south west Pacific may also be funded. The Foundation does not fund medical research.

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Electronic copies may be forwarded to:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

Please notify the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme by emailing rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

 

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.hermonslade.org.au/guidelines.html

 

The CSIRO National Research Flagships program brings together large multidisciplinary teams to focus on Australia's major challenges and opportunities. Flagship Clusters help solve specific science problems whilst also building capability and fostering collaboration between CSIRO, universities and other publicly-funded research agencies.

Applications are invited in line with the identified specifications:

• Technology and Engineering for Extreme Events – Climate Adaptation Flagship
• Marine and Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry – Wealth from Oceans Flagship
• Future Grid – Energy Transformed Flagship

Funding
Flagship Clusters will be funded for three years at AUD$1 million per annum. Co-investment from partner organisations is expected. Clusters are listed on the 2011 Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR).

Eligibility
Applications for clusters will be accepted from:

• eligible Australian and overseas higher education institutions
• cooperative Research Centres & not for profit research institutions
• other Australian and international publicly funded research agencies

Each cluster must include at least one Australian university.

Submission
Intending applicants should advise karen.burke@adelaide.edu.au as soon as possible.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.csiro.au/Flagship-Cluster

Health Sciences

 

The ITI Foundation for the Promotion of Implantology supports clinical and laboratory research in implant dentistry and related fields through its Research Committee. Two grant types are available, as described below:

Small Grant (SG)
Funding: up to AUD $64,000
(Applications from Oceania awarded in Australian Dollars)

This grant is primarily intended for research proposals submitted by young clinicians who have been working within established groups and wish to expand their scope and level of responsibility. It is also intended for newer investigators who want to establish a track record in implant dentistry. This may be by pursuing their own research interests or by building up their own research group.

Clinical or Laboratory Research Grant (CLRG):
Funding: up to AUD $256,000
(Applications from Oceania awarded in Australian Dollars)

This grant type will be awarded only to researchers or research groups who have established a reputation for credibility and thoroughness in the field as demonstrated by a continuous publication record in peer-reviewed journals.

Eligibility
In general, grants are only awarded to applicants who are affiliated to an academic institution. Particularly relevant projects submitted by non-affiliated applicants will, however, be considered by the ITI Research Committee.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.iti.org

H&SS

 

The Feminist Review Trust exists to fund research and other scholarly activity on all aspects of gender. The Trust supports projects that may otherwise be difficult to fund via conventional academic sources, such as projects with a core feminist, or activist approach.

Funding
The maximum value of any individual award is UK £10,000.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.feminist-review-trust.com/guidelines.htm

Sciences

 

The Waltham Foundation is a non-charitable organisation dedicated to expanding the frontiers of humane scientific research into the nutrition and healthy longevity of companion animals around the world. In 2012, the Waltham Foundation is offering grants to scientists, veterinarians and nutritionists globally, to improve and enrich the lives of companion animals. Projects may be of a veterinary, nutritional, or behavioural nature.

Funding & Duration
Two-year grants of a maximum value of $20,000 (USD) will be awarded to commence July 1, 2012.

Eligibility
The Foundation will NOT sponsor the following activities:

• Research into surgical procedures, pharmacological studies, toxicological studies or studies that are likely to lead to the development of a drug or vaccine
  
  
• Research into non-pet species (such as farm or wild animals) unless its relevance to companion animals is clearly stated
  
• Research that causes suffering or results in euthanasia of the animals involved
  
  
• Studies whose subjects have clinical conditions that have been artificially induced
  
  
• Any non-research proposals including students’ scholarships for travel or academic courses
  
  
• Donations to charitable organisations or for charitable work
  
  
• Applications for sums greater than $20,000 USD

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.waltham.com/foundation.htm

Multidisciplinary

 

The Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF) provides support for strategic science and research collaboration of mutual benefit to Australia and China.
Funding is available to support Australia-China Joint Research Centres and Group Missions.

Joint Research Centres (JRC)
Joint Research Centres are virtual centres which bring together Australian and Chinese research organisations to conduct a range of activities within the Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF) priority areas of research. Joint Research Centre activities may include:

• Joint research programs with Chinese partner/s
• Conferences, workshops and symposia
• Exchanges and secondments of personnel between Australia and China
• New research-related information sharing and communication initiatives   

Funding
The Australian Government will provide up to AUD$1 million for each joint research centre, with matching funding from the Chinese Government.

Submission
Only one application can be submitted per institution so interested research teams should submit an EOI of approximately one page to Don McMaster don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Due Date: 12noon, 16 Dec 2011

 

Group Missions
Group Missions are visits by Australian groups to China or Chinese groups to Australia to achieve specific purposes related to research and research-driven innovation.
Group Mission activities may include:

• early and mid-career researcher exchange programs with Chinese partner/s
• research-related workshops and symposia with Chinese partner/s
• research-related visits and secondments of Australian researchers to China
  (including cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional missions)
• research-industry missions to China
  

Funding
The Australian Government will contribute a maximum of AUD$45,000 funding for each group mission. Australian Government funding will be applied primarily for Australian out-bound missions.

Submission
Only two applications can be submitted per institution per round and details of the EOI process will be advised soon. However, for the purpose of eligibility in applying for the institution’s Valid Reference Number it would be appreciated if you could advise Don McMaster don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au of your intent to apply as soon as possible.

EOI's should be forwarded to Don McMaster don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:

Joint Research Centres
http://www.innovation.gov.au/Science/InternationalCollaboration/ACSRF/Pages/JointResearchCentres.aspx

Group Missions
http://www.innovation.gov.au/Science/InternationalCollaboration/ACSRF/Pages/GroupMissions.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking letters of inquiry in the following areas as part of the Grand Challenges in Global Health program:

Achieving Healthy Growth
This program will invest US $15 million in research to discover the causes of growth faltering during the first 1000 days of life and to identify effective and affordable interventions to promote healthy growth. 

Letters of Intent Due: 25 January 2012 (10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time)
Link to full announcement: http://www.grandchallenges.org/GrantOpportunities/Pages/healthygrowth.aspx

 

Gut Function Biomarkers
This program is committing US$9 million to develop non-invasive measures of intestinal functioning as a way to assess infant health and development.

Letters of Intent Due: 11 January 2012 (10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time)
Link to Full Announcement: http://www.grandchallenges.org/biomarkers/Pages/Gut_Function_Biomarkers.aspx

 

Preventing Preterm Birth Grant Opportunity
This program will invest US $20 million in the discovery and development of interventions to prevent preterm birth and stillbirth by limiting infection and improving nutrition.

Letters of Intent Due: 31 January 2012 (10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time)
Link to full announcement: http://gappsseattle.org/index.php/research/healthy_birth/

Submitting Letters of Intent
Letters of Intent (LOI) are to be sent directly to the Sponsor. Please send a copy of your LOI to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For more information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/home.aspx

Multidisciplinary

 

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Research Grant Program funds research on a wide variety of topics related to the mission of LSAC. Specifically included in the program's scope are projects investigating precursors to legal training, selection into law schools, legal education, and the legal profession.

Funding
Projects will be funded for amounts up to US $200,000.

Eligibility
The program is open to applicants from all countries. Principal investigators need not be based in law schools; proposals are welcome from social, behavioural, and educational researchers of all kinds. Research projects must inform either the process of selecting law students or legal education itself in a demonstrable way.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

For more information and application guidelines, please visit:
http://www.lsac.org

H&SS

 

The Asian Civilisations Museum invites scholars to apply for fellowships in areas related to the museum’s collections, and specifically in Peranakan material culture, Confucianism, or Christianity in Asia (up to 1800) – topics of future exhibitions. The research fellowships support in-depth original study and writing on specialised aspects of Asian culture. Applications will be screened by a committee of curators and scholars.

The Museum encourages multi-disciplinary work, cross-cultural studies, and research on ongoing projects at ACM. The geographical area of research should be Southeast Asia, South Asia, China, or West Asia (Islamic world).

Funding & Duration of Award
The monthly stipend is S$3,500 (Singapore Dollars). Overseas researchers are offered a one-time grant of S$3,000 as a relocation allowance.

The standard duration of the Fellowship is nine months (academic year). Candidates may also apply for a period of one semester (four months) or periods as short as one month. In exceptional cases the Fellowship may be extended for a second academic year.

Eligibility
Applicants should have a PhD or be in the final stages of their dissertation. In addition, applicants with equivalent research qualifications and experience will be considered. Applicants should have completed the bulk of their field work on their proposed project.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.acm.org.sg/research/research_fellowship.asp

H&SS

 

The Leo Baeck Institute is offering the Gerald Westheimer Career Development Fellowship as a personal grant to a scholar or professional in an early career stage (prior to gaining tenure in an academic institution, for example), whose proposed work would deal with topics within the Leo Baeck Institute’s mission: namely historical or cultural issues of the Jewish experience in German-speaking lands.

The Fellowship is intended to provide for the cost of obtaining scholarly material (e.g. publications), temporary help in research and production needs, membership in scholarly organisations, travel, computer, copying and communication charges, and a summer stipend for non-tenured academics

Funding
Fellowships will be awarded at up to US $20,000 and will cover the period July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. At the discretion of the Fellowship Board, this Fellowship may be renewed for a second year.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.lbi.org/about/fellowships/career-development-fellowship/

Health Sciences

The Visiting Lecturer Bursary Scheme allows international or British scientists of repute to visit clinical departments or laboratories in the United Kingdom to share information, techniques and experiences.

Funding & Duration
Funding is allocated as training bursaries, for up to 6 months. Each bursary will include an economy class return airfare, the cost of lodging for six nights and an honorarium of £1000 (maximum of £5,000 or approx AUD $7,700).

Submission
Applicants are required to register via the Sponsor's online system. A hardcopy of finalised proposals must to be forwarded to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.guarantorsofbrain.org

Sciences

 

The CASS Travel Grants enables early career researchers (ECR) to attend international conferences. The applicant is expected to be presenting new research as a platform presentation or as a poster where the applicant is first author.  The grants are not available for travel to attend conferences being held in Australia.

The maximum amount of a CASS Travel Grant that may be awarded is the lesser of A$6,000.00 or eighty percent (80%) of the ‘Total Cost’ as disclosed on the Application Form.

Submission
Please forward one original signed hardcopy application to the Research Branch, plus one electronic copy, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications may be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Electronic copies may be forwarded to:
rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

Research Grants Officer: Chelsea DuBois
Ph: 08 8303 3716

Please notify the Sciences Team if you are considering applying for this scheme by emailing rbsciences@adelaide.edu.au

 

For more information and application instructions please visit:
http://www.cassfoundation.org/grants/travel

Multidisciplinary

 

The Prize is a tribute to the contribution made by James Tizard to the Australian eResearch landscape. The objective of the Prize is to reward the work of an outstanding researcher while highlighting the critical role that eResearch infrastructure plays in supporting research advances.

Applications should address the following selection criteria and seek to highlight innovative uses of eResearch infrastructure:

• Originality of the research
  Describe how the research is novel or innovative and how the use of eResearch infrastructure assisted in making it so.
  
  
• Use of eResearch infrastructure
  Describe the use of eResearch infrastructure. For example, this may include eResearch infrastructure arising from investments under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) and the Super Science Initiative, as well as state government investments.
  
  
• Research excellence and impact
  Describe the impact and benefits of the research and provide evidence of national and/or international recognition.
  
  
• Potential impacts
  Outline the impact, or potential impact, and benefits of the research. 
  

Prize
The Prize comprises a cash payment of $5000 for use towards the costs associated with attending a future overseas conference.

Eligibility
The Prize is open to Australian researchers best able to demonstrate the role played by eResearch infrastructure in the success of their research endeavours. To be eligible, the researcher must be affiliated with an Australian university or publicly funded research organisation.

For more information, and detailed submission guidelines, please visit:
http://conference.eresearch.edu.au/james-tizard-memorial-prize/

Health Sciences

 

The Myotubular Trust is seeking to Non-Clinical Fellowships that will help find a cure and/or treatment for any of the three types of myotubular myopathy:

• congenital X-linked recessive
• congenital autosomal recessive
• autosomal dominant

Proposals are sought for research that would not generally be funded by public or industrial funding sources, In particular the Trust would like to encourage the application of new technologies to research into myotubular myopathy, which may involve collaboration between different medical disciplines and / or different research institutions. Applications which involve joint funding of new projects with other organisations will also be considered.

Eligibility
Applicants will have identified a host institution and will be undertaking a basic science project of 3-4 years duration. This call will be open to international applications.

Submission
It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au


Please refer to the Grants - International section of this Bulletin for more opportunities from this sponsor.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.myotubulartrust.com/research_programmeandgrants.htm

Professions

 

The aim of this programme is to encourage the development of high-quality research on issues of importance and relevance to the Private Equity and Venture Capital industry in Australia, and to increase knowledge and understanding of the industry through the publication of pertinent articles in the scholarly press.

Submissions are invited from academia and industry participants for these prizes.

The prizes are:

• AVCAL Private Equity Research Prize: A$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper on private equity
• AVCAL Venture Capital Research Prize: A$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper on venture capital

Eligibility
Academia (e.g. university/research staff in Australia and overseas, MBA and postgraduate students) and financial industry practitioners. Submissions are invited from any relevant discipline, e.g. accounting, law, finance, management and tax.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.avcal.com.au/research/researchprize

Health Sciences

 

The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders by funding, catalysing and driving research of the greatest quality and relevance.

Applications for the following Awards will be considered:

SFARI Pilot Award
Funding & Duration: up to US $125,000, including indirect costs, per year for up to two (2) years.

This scheme seeks proposals for innovative, high-impact research in the form of small-scale projects or early-stage experiments that will build on preliminary data or a prior track record, and lead to competitive applications for funding by SFARI or other organisations. Investigators new to the field of autism are encouraged to apply for Pilot Awards.

SFARI Research Award
Funding & Duration: up to US $250,000, including indirect costs, per year for up to three (3) years.
All budgets over US $250,000 per year require pre-approval by SFARI science staff

This scheme seeks proposals from investigators with demonstrable expertise in support of compelling, high-impact research based on an experimental hypothesis for which, in most cases, preliminary data has already been gathered. The Foundation will also consider projects focusing on a central hypothesis where success depends on close collaboration between two or more labs.

Eligibility
All applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school or other research facility. Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign nonprofit organisations, as well as public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals and laboratories. For-profit organisations will not be considered. There are no citizenship or country requirements.

Submission - Letter of Intent
Due Date: 12 December 2011, 5 p.m. EST,

Letters of Intent (LOI) are to be submitted directly to the sponsor using the LOI template via proposalCENTRAL. Please send a copy of your LOI to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Submission - Full Applications
Internal Due Date: 4 March 2012

It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
https://sfari.org/funding/grants/2012-rfa

Health Sciences

 

The Department of Health & Ageing, following a grants and funding restructure earlier this year, have announced a new funding round for submissions in 2011. The new funds are divided into the following six flexible fund areas:

• Communicable Disease Prevention and Service Improvement Grants Fund
• Chronic Disease Prevention and Service Improvement Fund
• Substance Misuse Prevention and Service Improvement Grants Fund
• Substance Misuse Service Delivery Grants Fund (incorporating the Non-Government Organisations Treatment Grants Program process)
• Health System Capacity Development Fund
• Aged Care Service Improvement and Healthy Ageing Grants Fund

 

Submission
A hardcopy of finalised proposals must be submitted to the Research Branch by the internal due date, accompanied by a signed and completed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Hardcopies of applications must be sent to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

For enquiries regarding submission details, please contact the Health Sciences Team: raohealth@adelaide.edu.au

 

For more information and application instructions please visit: 
http://www.health.gov.au

Multidisciplinary

 

The Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF) provides support for strategic science and research collaboration of mutual benefit to Australia and China.
Funding is available to support Australia-China Joint Research Centres and Group Missions.

Joint Research Centres (JRC)
Joint Research Centres are virtual centres which bring together Australian and Chinese research organisations to conduct a range of activities within the Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF) priority areas of research. Joint Research Centre activities may include:

• Joint research programs with Chinese partner/s
• Conferences, workshops and symposia
• Exchanges and secondments of personnel between Australia and China
• New research-related information sharing and communication initiatives   

Funding
The Australian Government will provide up to AUD$1 million for each joint research centre, with matching funding from the Chinese Government.

Submission
Only one application can be submitted per institution so interested research teams should submit an EOI of approximately one page to Don McMaster don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

Due Date: 12noon, 16 Dec 2011

 

Group Missions
Group Missions are visits by Australian groups to China or Chinese groups to Australia to achieve specific purposes related to research and research-driven innovation.
Group Mission activities may include:

• early and mid-career researcher exchange programs with Chinese partner/s
• research-related workshops and symposia with Chinese partner/s
• research-related visits and secondments of Australian researchers to China
  (including cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional missions)
• research-industry missions to China
  

Funding
The Australian Government will contribute a maximum of AUD$45,000 funding for each group mission. Australian Government funding will be applied primarily for Australian out-bound missions.

Submission
Only two applications can be submitted per institution per round and details of the EOI process will be advised soon. However, for the purpose of eligibility in applying for the institution’s Valid Reference Number it would be appreciated if you could advise Don McMaster don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au of your intent to apply as soon as possible.

EOI's should be forwarded to Don McMaster don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet.

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:

Joint Research Centres
http://www.innovation.gov.au/Science/InternationalCollaboration/ACSRF/Pages/JointResearchCentres.aspx

Group Missions
http://www.innovation.gov.au/Science/InternationalCollaboration/ACSRF/Pages/GroupMissions.aspx

Sciences

 

The Origins of Life Research Award is a privately sponsored competitive grant, offering a US $50,000 prize for the most original proposal pertaining to the study of the origin of life on Earth, including an outline of work in support of the proposal. "Life" is defined as a self-sustained chemical system capable of undergoing Darwinian evolution.

Proposals should take into account the conditions, materials, and energy sources believed to have existed on the prebiotic Earth. Submissions should provide a cogent hypothesis for how life first arose, including its plausible chemistry, and for how primitive life could have evolved to modern biological cells, including the present genetic material and metabolism. Applicants are encouraged to offer unconventional hypotheses that nonetheless can be subject to experimental validation.

Specific questions to be addressed include:

• What were the nature and genesis of the first macromolecules on the prebiotic earth? How did the building blocks that comprise these macromolecules become available and how were they assembled?
  
  
• How did prebiotic molecules first acquire the capacity for storing genetic information and how did the genetic machinery evolve?
  
  
• At what stage in the origin of life did cells originate, and what did they contain? How did those primitive cells evolve to modern biological cells?
  
  
• What was the chemistry of the first metabolic pathway(s) and how did that metabolism evolve to modern cellular metabolism?
  
  
• At what stage did proteins become involved in metabolic processes and how did the link first arise between genetic molecules and other functional molecules, such as enzymes?

All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of scientific experts.


Funding
An award of US $50,000 will be made to the winning proposal(s). Submissions that are deemed highly meritorious by the reviewing panel will be eligible for additional research funding of up to US $2,000,000 over a multi-year period, at the discretion of the sponsor.

Eligibility
Submissions that rely on extraterrestrial sources of key materials must describe in detail how those materials would have been generated. Submissions involving the supernatural, or that violate physical laws, will not be considered.

Submission
Submissions should contain a statement of work to be performed and a letter of institutional support where appropriate.

It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.originlife.org/

Health Sciences

 

The Alzheimer's Association's International Research Grants Program funds projects that propose to explore the broadest possible spectrum of biological approaches to understanding, preventing, and treating Alzheimer's.

The Association offers the following funding schemes within the International Research Grant Program:

• New Investigator Research Grant (NIRG)
• Investigator-Initiated Research Grant (IIRG)
• Zenith Fellows Award
• Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care Grant (ETAC)
• New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity (NIRGD)
• Mentored New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity (MNIRGD)
• Neuronal Hyper Excitability and Seizures in Alzheimer’s Disease (NHESAD)
• Development of New Cognitive/ Functional Instruments in Alzheimer’s Disease (DNCFI)

 

Funding
Funding varies according to scheme, ranging from US $60,000 - $450,000

Eligibility
In general, public, private, domestic and international research laboratories, medical centers, hospitals and universities are eligible to apply. Please refer to the 2012 Program Announcement for eligibility criteria specific to the individual award mechanisms.

Submission - Letters of Intent
Due date: 20 December 2011

Letters of Intent (LOI) are to be submitted directly to the sponsor. Please send a copy of your LOI to Dr Don McMaster, by emailing don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

Submission - Full Application
Due date: 1 February 2012

It is a standard requirement for applicants to submit a hardcopy of finalised proposals to the Research Branch, accompanied by a completed and signed hardcopy of the University's Grant Application Coversheet. Specific submission requirements may vary according to sponsor.

Hardcopies of applications are to be addressed to:
Research Branch - Level 7, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

International Grants Officer: Dr Don McMaster
don.mcmaster@adelaide.edu.au

 

For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.alz.org/research/alzheimers_grants/overview.asp